# ta-
## Comanche
### Pronoun

ta-
* they, one, somebody (indefinite subject pronoun prefix)

#### See also
## Greenlandic
### Prefix

ta-
* Prepends to demonstrative pronouns, making them refer to something previously mentioned.
** 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
    Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax. Taanna forkølelsessårinut atorneqarneq ajorpoq, ilaa?I strongly suspect that the person in question has the venereal disease of herpes, for a prescription for Zovirax cream was written to the person in question. This is ineffective against cold sores, right?

#### Usage notes

Causes doubling of the initial consonants of these pronouns: panna, pinnga, qanna and their adverbial correspondents (of which qanna has two).

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 106, 122. Atuagkat, 2003.

## Japanese
### Romanization

ta-
* Rōmaji transcription of た

## Kambera
### Pronoun

ta-
* third person singular nominative proclitic

#### See also

| | Nominative | Genitive | Accusative | Dative |
| 1sg | ku- | -nggu | -ka | -ngga |
| 2sg | mu- (u-) | -mu | -kau | -nggau |
| 3sg | na- | -na | -ya | -nya |
| 1pl.incl | ta- | -nda | -ta | -nda |
| 1pl.excl | ma- | -ma | -kama | -nggama |
| 2pl | mi- (i-) | -mi | -kami (-kai) | -nggami (-nggai) |
| 3pl | da- | -da | -ha | -nja |

## Mecayapan Nahuatl
### Etymology 1

Cf. Classical Nahuatl tla-.

#### Prefix

ta-
* object prefix: something, things

##### Usage notes

Used with transitive verbs.

### Etymology 2

Cf. Classical Nahuatl tla-.

#### Prefix

ta-
* ambiently, environmentally

##### Usage notes

Used with intransitive verbs and adjectives.

##### Derived terms

* tabapachquiꞌ
* tadoto̱ni
* tahue̱liá
* tamachá
* tamixtaj
* tane̱si
* tasese̱ya
* tasoquitaj
* tatoto̱ni
* tatziꞌtziꞌpatoꞌ

### References

* Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎ (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 168

## Middle English
### Prefix

ta-
* Alternative form of to-

## Minangkabau
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tAr-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ta-/

### Prefix

ta-
* Used to indicate involuntary aspect on a verb.
* Used to form a passive adjective that sometimes has the meaning of 'having been'.

## North Moluccan Malay
### Etymology

From Malay ter-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ta-/
* Note: Just like any other prefixes in the language, it's usually unstressed in many words.

### Prefix

ta-
* Used to form or mark an involuntary verb, that can either be active or passive in the meaning.
    jatong (“to fall”) > tajatong (“to fall (accidentally)”)
    tandáng (“to kick”) > tatandáng (“to kick/to be kicked (accidentally)”)
* Used to form a passive adjective that sometimes can has the meaning of 'having been'.
    tutu (“to close”) > tatutu (“(having been) closed”)

### See also

* ba-
* baku-
* pang- (uncommon)

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t(a)/

### Prefix

ta-
* imperative mood

#### Derived terms
## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jíá-.

### Prefix

ta-
* of; class 8 possessive concord.
* of; class 10 possessive concord.

## West Makian
### Etymology

Cognate with Ternate to-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ta/

### Pronoun

ta-
* first-person singular clitic, I
    tiwiji ― I am cold

#### Usage notes

The prefix ta- follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as te-, ti-, or to-.

#### Alternative forms

* te-, ti-, to-